FIXED TAXI FARES.
PRICE-CUTTING TEST CASE. CHRISTCHURCH BY-LAW UPHELD. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. The action of the Christchurch City Council in making a by-law fixing taxi fares in the city was upheld in the Magistrate's Court to-day by Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M. The council had prosecuted Cecil J. Bench, a driver for Gold Band Taxis, Limited, for charging an incorrect fare. The prosecution was made a test case. No evidence was heard and the case was decided on legal submissions. Dench was fined and immediately counsel for defendant gave notice of his intention to appeal to the Supreme Court on behalf of Gold Band Taxis, Limited.
The charge against Dench was that lie had charged a passenger 2/ for a distance of three and one-tenth miles, the legal fare for which was 2/0. The defence contended that the by-law was ultra vires and that it was in parts not intelligible. The magistrate held that the by-law was not unreasonable or ultra vires, and lined defendant £2. As was explained during the hearing, the by-law fixed maximum rates to prevent the exploitation of the public, and minimum rates to prevent unfair trading.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 238, 8 October 1935, Page 10
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FIXED TAXI FARES.
Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 238, 8 October 1935, Page 10
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